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Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 36. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 36. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 27. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: December 19, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30787 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Telephone 

Point of Purchase Survey 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Telephone Point of Purchase Survey,’’ 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for use 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201308-1220-004 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a 

toll-free number), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Attn: Information 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210, email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to make minor modifications to 

the Telephone Point of Purchase Survey 

(TPOPS) and extend its PRA 

authorization. The BLS administers the 

survey quarterly via a computerassisted-telephone-interview. This 

survey is flexible and creates the 

possibility of introducing new products 

into the CPI in a timely manner. The 

data collected in this survey are 

necessary for the continuing 

construction of a current outlet universe 

from which locations are selected for 

the price collection needed for 

calculating the CPI. Furthermore, the 

TPOPS provides the weights used in 

selecting the items that are priced at 

these establishments. This sample 

design produces an overall CPI market 

basket that is more reflective of the 

prices faced and the establishments 

visited by urban consumers. This ICR 

has been classified as a revision to 

discontinue a now complete cell phone 

frame test component and because of 

minor changes to the collection 

instrument. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0044. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2014; however, it should be 

noted that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 19, 2013 (78 FR 50449). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1220– 

0044. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Telephone Point of 

Purchase Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0044. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 26,653. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 53,839. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,450. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: December 19, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30700 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Regulations Governing the 

Administration of the Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) sponsored information 


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